Kevin Griffin Moreno, Interim Director of Community Investment at BCF, will review BCF's public policy priorities for 2017. Ralph Serpe, BCF VP Philanthropy and Chief Development Officer, will moderate. 

BCF is focused on increasing the number of children ready for school in Baltimore, setting a goal to have 90 percent ready for school by 2017. Join Billie Malcolm as she discusses gains made in school readiness at Judy Centers, and how the national conversation about early childhood education makes BCF's work even more relevant today.

Kevin Griffin Moreno discusses BCF approaches arts funding in light of its goals in education and neighborhoods. 

BCF's Neighborhood Grants Program aims to help neighborhoods become and remain safe, vibrant, clean and green. Recently, BCF worked with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to add a new grant program to NGP: Youth Leadership for Change grants. These grants support projects targeted at addressing issues in the community that impact Baltimore youth. Join Dion Cartwright, program officer, as she discusses how this program is engaging youth to make neighborhoods stronger. 

By being intentional and strategic about diversity, equity, and inclusion, BCF is working to become a more effective community investor capable of achieving our vision of a Baltimore with a growing economy, where all have the opportunity to thrive. On the call, BCF’s Keisha Leverette and Kevin Griffin Moreno provide an overview of BCF's race, equity and inclusion work. Link: Rodney Foxworth Jr. in Medium 

Completing your charitable giving plan is a complex task. What are the common issues that arise during the process? Ralph Serpe, VP of Devleopment, will sit down with two of BCF's charitable giving experts - Rosemary Calderalo and Keisha Leverette - to discuss some of the common mistakes they see in giving plans and how you can avoid them in your own plan.  

Middle Grades Partnership works with public and private schools to provide exceptional summer programming that halts summer learning loss and addresses issues of race, class and opportunity. Join Wendy Samet, MGP executive director, to hear about MGP's work to bring students together across Baltimore.

The dust has settled in the Maryland legislature. The bills have been signed (or vetoed). So, what will change in education, neighborhoods, sustainability and transportation as a result? Senior Program Officer Kevin Griffin Moreno looks back on the 2016 legislative session, and explains how BCF’s advocacy work influenced legislation.

Baltimore’s Sustainability Plan is getting an update. Join Cheryl Casciani, BCF’s director of sustainability and chair of the City’s Commission on Sustainability as she reviews eight years of work on sustainability projects like reducing trash in neighborhoods and educating young people about the environment. Casciani will also discuss how a revised plan will address challenges facing Baltimore today.

Why does it take so long to drive to work? When is that next bus coming? These are the questions Baltimoreans ask themselves daily as they deal with one of the most snarled transportation situations in the nation. Join us on March 21, when we’ll sit down with Central Maryland Transportation Alliance’s Brian O’Malley to discuss why CMTA graded Baltimore and Central Maryland’s transportation a “D”, and what key issues in the state legislature could change your commute next year. After 10 minutes of overview, we’ll take your questions.